Essay On Metropolitan Museum
Metropolitan Museum Review
By taking a virtual tour through the Cosmic Buddha exhibit, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I was able to observe and analyze the different pieces of artwork and sculptures. Through observing the similarities in the mediums and tones of the painting or sculpture, I was able to identify the various differences between certain pieces of artwork. All things considered, I found a new fondness for the elements involved to construct such astounding pieces of artwork.
Originating from India, in the 10th or 11th centuries a Stupas, a small, black, and intricately detailed, spiritual ern, holds the ashes of the deceased cloistral monks. The stupas’ dome represents both Buddhas, Shakyamuni and Vairochana’s astral presence. …show more content…
While having a lighter pigment then most, the Buddha is covered in multi-colored, flowing and intricately detailed jewelry. Next, the sculpture of Avalokitshvara, is regal, organic, and flowing, yet, it has a powerful and celestial look. Continuing to stroll down the cyber halls of the museum, I came across a 9th century sculpture from India. The Crowned Buddha appears to be celestial, having a muscular and hefty body type. While being intricately sculpted, the Buddha also appears to have a simplistic, soft and tranquil feel. Through his Jewelry, he is marked as a Buddha who occupies heaven, “maybe he is Shakyamuni in his cosmic form as Vairochana” (Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d.). Proceeding with my pilgrimage through the museum, I came across the sculpture, Akshobhya, Akshobhya also known as the Immovable One, is a meditative sculpture. The sculpture is thought to have been chiseled out of Terracotta, in the 16th or 17th century in Nepal. While having a soft body type with intricate detailing, the clothes are more organic and flowing. Despite these more down to Earth descriptions, the piece of art reflects power. Returning to what, in my opinion, is the most captivating
By taking a virtual tour through the Cosmic Buddha exhibit, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I was able to observe and analyze the different pieces of artwork and sculptures. Through observing the similarities in the mediums and tones of the painting or sculpture, I was able to identify the various differences between certain pieces of artwork. All things considered, I found a new fondness for the elements involved to construct such astounding pieces of artwork.
Originating from India, in the 10th or 11th centuries a Stupas, a small, black, and intricately detailed, spiritual ern, holds the ashes of the deceased cloistral monks. The stupas’ dome represents both Buddhas, Shakyamuni and Vairochana’s astral presence. …show more content…
While having a lighter pigment then most, the Buddha is covered in multi-colored, flowing and intricately detailed jewelry. Next, the sculpture of Avalokitshvara, is regal, organic, and flowing, yet, it has a powerful and celestial look. Continuing to stroll down the cyber halls of the museum, I came across a 9th century sculpture from India. The Crowned Buddha appears to be celestial, having a muscular and hefty body type. While being intricately sculpted, the Buddha also appears to have a simplistic, soft and tranquil feel. Through his Jewelry, he is marked as a Buddha who occupies heaven, “maybe he is Shakyamuni in his cosmic form as Vairochana” (Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d.). Proceeding with my pilgrimage through the museum, I came across the sculpture, Akshobhya, Akshobhya also known as the Immovable One, is a meditative sculpture. The sculpture is thought to have been chiseled out of Terracotta, in the 16th or 17th century in Nepal. While having a soft body type with intricate detailing, the clothes are more organic and flowing. Despite these more down to Earth descriptions, the piece of art reflects power. Returning to what, in my opinion, is the most captivating